EP1771824A4 - Graphics processing system and method - Google Patents

Graphics processing system and method

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EP1771824A4
EP1771824A4 EP05750143A EP05750143A EP1771824A4 EP 1771824 A4 EP1771824 A4 EP 1771824A4 EP 05750143 A EP05750143 A EP 05750143A EP 05750143 A EP05750143 A EP 05750143A EP 1771824 A4 EP1771824 A4 EP 1771824A4
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graphics processing
graphics
processing
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Edward A Hutchins
Brian K Angell
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Nvidia Corp
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
    • G06T15/00—3D [Three Dimensional] image rendering
    • G06T15/10—Geometric effects
    • G06T15/40—Hidden part removal
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F9/00—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units
    • G06F9/06—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units using stored programs, i.e. using an internal store of processing equipment to receive or retain programs
    • G06F9/30—Arrangements for executing machine instructions, e.g. instruction decode
    • G06F9/38—Concurrent instruction execution, e.g. pipeline, look ahead
    • G06F9/3867—Concurrent instruction execution, e.g. pipeline, look ahead using instruction pipelines
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F9/00—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units
    • G06F9/06—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units using stored programs, i.e. using an internal store of processing equipment to receive or retain programs
    • G06F9/30—Arrangements for executing machine instructions, e.g. instruction decode
    • G06F9/38—Concurrent instruction execution, e.g. pipeline, look ahead
    • G06F9/3867—Concurrent instruction execution, e.g. pipeline, look ahead using instruction pipelines
    • G06F9/3869—Implementation aspects, e.g. pipeline latches; pipeline synchronisation and clocking
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
    • G06T15/00—3D [Three Dimensional] image rendering
    • G06T15/005—General purpose rendering architectures
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
    • G06T2200/00—Indexing scheme for image data processing or generation, in general
    • G06T2200/28—Indexing scheme for image data processing or generation, in general involving image processing hardware
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